Cultivator arch



S. J. 'ICKLER CULTIVATOR ARCH Filed Sept. 27. 1926 gwuento'c fill faking Patented Jan. 22, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

SIEBER'I J. ICKLER, 0F WAYNE, NEBRASKA.

CULTIVATOR ARCH.

Application filed September The invention relates to cultivator arches, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which may be easily and quickly applied to the beams of a conventional form of cultivator and will rigidly brace and hold said beams during a cultivating operation, whether with cultivator shovels or discs.

A further object is to provide a double cultivator arch, each arch being independent and having vertically disposed arches in the same plane, the lower ends of said arches being provided with horizontally disposed plates adapted to engage the upper sides of cultivator beams and provided with downwardly extending bolts which extend through plates engaging the under sides of the beams for attaching the arch without modifying the construction of the beams. Any number of arches may be used according to the number of beams on the cultivator.

A. further object is to connect together the upper ends of the arch arms by spaced parallel bars, thereby allowing the device to be easily assembled and positively bracing the arch.

A further object is to provide means whereby the arch may be accommodated to beams at difl'erent distances.

A further object is to provide the plates with upwardly extending sockets in which the lower ends of the arch arms are disposed and detachably held, thereby allowing the device to be easily disassembled and stored into a small package for storage and shipment purposes.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view in elevation of adjacent independent arches applied to beams of a two row cultivator.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of one of the arches 27, 1926. Serial No. 138,009

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the plates and its sleeve. 1 p

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a plurality of spaced substantially horizontally disposedcultivator beams ofthe usual construction and of a two row cultivator, and which may be carried by any kind or type of cultivator. It has been found during a cultivating operation, particularly while using discs the beams 1 are not rigidly held and braced, particularly against spreadmg in relation to each other. To obviate the above difficulty the arches 2 are provided, one of which will be specifically described, and the same numerals apply to the other arch. Plants pass through the arches 2 in the usual manner between the vertically disposed arms 4 thereof. The upper ends of the arms 4 are provided with curved portions 5, which curve towards each other and are connected together by means ofspaced parallel bars 6, which are horizontally disposed and secured to the curved portions 5 of the arms 41: by means of bolts 7, therefore it will be seen that the arms 4: are rigidly braced in relation to each other and are maintained in spaced parallel relation.

Disposed on the upper sides of the beams 1 are horizontally disposed plates 8 and extending through said plates are bolts 9, which bolts extend downwardly between beams 1 and through clamping plates 10, which engage the under sides of the beams 1, therefore it will be seen that when bolts 10 are tightened the plates 8 and 10 will be securely clamped and held against the upper and lower sides of the beams 1 and at the same time it will not be necessary to vary the construction of the beams in attaching the device thereto It will also be seen that the arch as a whole may be easily removed from the beams as desired. Extending upwardly from the inner ends of the plates 8 are vertically disposed integral sleeves 11 in which are disposed the lower ends of the arms 4, and which arms are rigidly held in said sleeves by means of bolts 12. It will be noted that the plates 8 with their sleeves 11 maybe cast in single pieces, thereby reducing the cost of manufacture to a minimum, and at the same time the arms 4 may be formed from a single stamping as well as the bars 6, and all of the parts when disassembled may be stored into a small package for shipment purposes, however it is obvious the device as a whole may be formed from a single casting but is preferably built up as above described Plates 8 are provided with a plurality of apertures 13 for the reception of the bolts 9 and forms means whereby the arch may be applied to cultivators having their beams 1 at different distances from each other.

From the above it \XlllbGSGGIl that a cultivator bracing arch is provided which may be easily and quickly applied to the beams of a conventional form of cultivator without varying the construction thereof, and said arch will rigidly hold and brace the beams against strains in any direction. It

will also be seen that the arch may be disassembled and formed into a relatively small package for shipment or storage purposes.

The invention having been set forth What is claimed as new and useful is A cultivator arch for bracing cultivator beams, said arch comprising spaced plates engaging the upper sides of the beams, plates enga ing the under sides of the beams,

olts exten ing through said plates, the inner ends of first mentioned plates being provided With integral upwardly extending sleeves, arms disposed in said sleeves and extending vertically, bolts holding said arms in said sleeves and connecting bars connecting the upper ends of the arms.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

SIEBERT J. IGKLER. 

